Joe Mazzulla, Luke Kornet Provide Update on Sam Hauser

Sam Hauser exited Thursday's win against the Bulls after he took an elbow to the face. He did not return.

Sam Hauser was having a productive night in the Boston Celtics' first game back from the All-Star break.

The six-foot-eight sharpshooter went 3/3, knocked down both threes he hoisted, and put eight points on the board. He also got stops against DeMar DeRozan, blocked Andre Drummond, and registered a plus-six plus-minus rating.

But 35 seconds after burying a shot from the left wing, the third-year forward took an inadvertent elbow to the face from teammate Luke Kornet.

Hauser had a welt over his eye and did not return to the game.

After the Celtics 129-112 win over the Chicago Bulls in the Windy City, Joe Mazzulla conveyed that the Wisconsin native is "good."

Kornet, who contributed ten points and grabbed four offensive rebounds in a productive outing, helping Boston improve its NBA-leading record to 44-12, also discussed the incident, as captured by CLNS Media.

He is alright. I hit him hard. I think I got kind of pushed into him, and I felt bad because the second it happened, I was like, 'That was not good.'"

The seven-foot-two center continued, "I felt like he was gonna be knocked out or something. So, I'm glad he's alright. His eye's a little swollen, but for the most part, he's alright."

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